Governor Bill Lee marked the close of the 2025 legislative session, which includes the successful passage of his $59.5 billion budget that invests in innovative approaches to serving Tennesseans. “We’ve passed strategic legislative and budget measures to improve infrastructure, invest in education, strengthen our workforce, and solidify Tennessee’s position as a leader in next-generation nuclear…

DTC Communications is pleased to announce the appointment of Kasey Krueger as the new Chief Executive Officer of the cooperative. With over a decade of senior leadership experience in the telecommunications industry, Krueger most recently served as Assistant CEO at Pioneer Communications in Ulysses, Kansas. His previous roles included Director of Marketing and Chief Customer…

The Tennessee Department of Health has confirmed two additional confirmed cases of measles in middle Tennessee. Both persons are currently recovering at home. This brings Tennessee’s total to six confirmed cases of measles during 2025. Both confirmed cases were cooperating with public health officials by quarantining at home because of known exposure to previously confirmed cases in…

The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) will suspend all interstate construction work on Easter weekend in anticipation of increased holiday travel. TDOT crews and contractors will stop all road construction work that requires lane closures beginning Thursday, April 17, at 6:00 p.m. through Monday, April 21, at 6:00 a.m. This will provide maximum roadway capacity…

The Cannon County Democratic Party will hold a Reorganization Convention to elect new leaders on Thursday, April 17th. The meeting will take place in the Adams Building, located at 301 West Main Street in Woodbury. Doors open for registration at 6:00 pm and the convention officially starts at 6:30 pm. Local Democrats will elect a…

The Tennessee State Legislature has approved a resolution declaring 9-1-1 dispatchers as First Responders. The resolution acknowledges the critical role the dispatchers play in being the first line of communications for people needing assistance. Governor Lee signed the bill into law Tuesday. Last month the Cannon County Commission passed a resolution to elevate the Public…

The Internal Revenue Service announced today tax relief for individuals and businesses in the entire state of Tennessee affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes and flooding that began on April 2, 2025. These taxpayers now have until November 3, 2025, to file various federal individual and business tax returns and make tax payments. Tennessee…